目的论视角下《英雄联盟》的翻译英语学专业

1、The Research of Game Translation under the Perspective of Skopos Theory-Taking "League of Legends" as an ExampleABSTRACTThis article is guided by teleology to study the impact of localization on players. Taking

2、 the official Hanization of the game "League of Legends" as a research case, the paper analyzes the textual and purposeful functions of the localized translation of game texts. By studying the player's acceptance of Chinese-language textual materials, they propose translation strategie

3、s and methodologies for such texts. With a view to helping localized work. The localized service goal of the game is the player. When localizing, the player is the first factor to consider. The text of this game is mainly based on the lines of the characters. When translating such texts, you should

4、choose either literal translation or secondary creation while maintaining the original intention. As an important part of localization, translators should fully understand the game, understand the background knowledge of different characters, and create better works.Keywords：Lines; Skopos theory; Tr

5、anslate; League of Legends摘要本文受目的论指导，研究本土化对玩家的影响。 本文以“英雄联盟”游戏的官方汉化为研究案例，分析了游戏文本本地化翻译的文本性和目的性功能。 通过研究玩家对中文文本材料的接受程度，他们提出了这些文本的翻译策略和方法。 旨在帮助本地化工作。 游戏的本地化服务目标是玩家。 在本地化时，玩家是第一要考虑的因素。 这个游戏的文字主要基于角色的台词。 翻译这些文本时，翻译者应该选择直译或二次创作，同时保持原意。 作为本土化的重要组成部分，翻译人员应充分认识游戏，了解不同角色的背景知识，创作出更好的作品。关键词：台词；翻译目的论；翻译；英雄联盟Introd

6、uctionResearch BackgroundThe earliest recorded electronic games were born and in 1952, (tic-tac-toe). Since 1970, video games have been introduced in the form of commercial entertainment and quickly became super-billion-dollar, competing with the film industry. Entertainment industry. In recent year

7、s, the development of themobile Internet has brought new opportunities for the growth of this industry. In 2017, the global game production value reached 108.9 billion U.S. dollars, and Chinas game market is even more topped with revenue of

8、 27.5 billion U.S. dollars.For now, the main exporters of the game are the United States and Japan. In the face of a potentially huge market, game developers have stepped up efforts to promote games in China. In addition to attracting players' excitement, localization of games is also essential.

9、 In the past 20 years, there have been many studies on the localization of games in China, but there are few specific methods for translation. Due to the uniqueness and necessity of localized translation of games, relevant research is very necessary."League of Legends" is a MOBA game devel

10、oped by the American riot company. It was launched in the United States in 2010. Tencent acquired the agency rights in 2011 and released the simplified Chinese version. The game is based on the love between the different countries of Runeland and the heroes of the race. In the game, players can play

11、 hundreds of roles and play against each other in different games and different players play different roles. Gain skill points in the game to upgrade skills. Different skill sets use different tricks. And as players unlock the role and the increase of skin, bring more cooperation to fight bl

12、emThis paper will use the game "League of Legends" as a research case and the official Chinese version of Tencent's game platform as the research object. Through the research on the text materials of the players' favorite characters, the problem of text translation in game localiza

13、tion will be analyzed.The type and characteristics of the game text. There are many types of text in League of Legends, such as the name of a game character, the name of a game device, the lines of a game character, the background story of a game character, the skill name of a game character, and th

14、e like. This paper will distinguish the types of game texts, analyze the characteristics of different types of texts, as well as the difficulties in the translation of specific types of texts, in order to propose different translation strategies and method suggestions for different types of texts.Ga

15、me text translation strategy. Based on the analysis of the game text type and characteristics, in order to understand the player's satisfaction with the localization work, a survey questionnaire needs to be produced to investigate the types of player inclination. According to the analysis of the

16、 questionnaires, search for suitable translation strategies and method suggestions for different types of texts and translation difficulties.SignificanceThe main purpose of this paper is to study localized translation strategies. A good localized translation strategy can not only help foreign compan

17、ies to promote better games, but also help translators improve the quality of translation and reduce the difficulty of translators.With the introduction of more outstanding foreign language games, the development of the game localization market should also take into account the external cultural out

18、put. As a cultural output means with a very wide range of audiences, games are in urgent need of high-quality translation works. At present, there are very few professionals who specialize in game translation. The universities and colleges have not adopted this as an area that they should attach imp

19、ortance to, and there are no special courses. Most game translations are translated by the outsourcing company in accordance with ordinary documents, and the quality of the translation is uneven. This is an excellent opportunity for the majority of translators, and I hope this article can help the v

20、ast number of translators.structureThis article is divided into six parts.The first part of the introduction, the background of the game localization research, the specific issues and research significance of the paper's research. The second part of the literature review states the current

21、status of domestic game localization research, and specifically analyzes translation of game titles and game texts in game localization translation studies. The third part of the theoretical framework describes the guiding theories of the thesis - the development of functionalist teleology, the

22、 three principles of teleology, and the guiding significance of negotiating theory on game localization. The fourth part of the analysis of text types and characteristics Specifically for the game "League of Legends" in the classification of text, examples of different types of text f

23、eatures and translation difficulties. The conclusions and shortcomings of the sixth part, conclusions drawn from the conclusion text, and limitations of the paper.Literature reviewResearch status of game translationLi (2012) There are very few academic papers on localization of game software in

24、 China. This article briefly summarizes the research status of domestic software localization. The author discusses the localization of game software "Plant vs. Zombies" from five aspects: role translation, translation of game prompt language, game menu translation, theme song translation,

25、 and game player evaluation. The article also deals with game software. Localization puts forward some suggestions After analysis and investigation, the author puts forward several suggestions based on the localization of the game, hoping to learn from the localization of the new

26、 version of the game and the localization of other gamesoftware. (1) Translate the introductory words in the game into Chinese and match them with standard Chinese pronunciation. (2) The interface can also use two languages, English and Chinese, to a

27、llow players to learn English and Chinese at the same time. (3) Incorporating the Chinese version of the theme song into localized software can break the original game. When the game passes every small level, the player selects and broadcasts a theme song, allowing the player to be mentally relaxed

28、and reflect more. Humane design side. (4) Translation standardization and stabilization, considering the specific situation, understanding and acceptance of players of different ages. (5) Consider the gender of the game's main players, integrate more gender elements, for example, lower the thres

29、hold of items, increase the store purchases, and let women experience the joy of shopping in games. (6) The two countries cooperated in the development of game software, and software in different languages came out at the same time. (7) Software integrates more Chinese elements. (8) Search for a goo

30、d online game singer to sing a game song so that the game song and the Chinese version of the game will be released. This paper discusses the localization content more specifically to the detailed steps for localization in China. This paper studies the translation methods of different types of texts

31、 and at the same time gives more consideration to the content of the game. Mentioned by the professional voice actor to perform better interpretation, thus promoting the localization work. Chen (2017) This thesis takes the text translation in the game as the research object, the Skopos theory as the

32、 guide, and the localized translation of the English translation of the game "Famine" as an example. Firstly, the classification of the types and functions of the texts, and the further analysis of the characteristics of different types of texts and difficulties in translation. Based on th

33、e function of different texts and difficulties in translation, with the guidance of teleology, we analyze the translation strategies and methods of different types of texts, improve the quality of the game's finished language, and put forward strategies and suggestions for Chinese-language trans

34、lation of games, as well as suggestions on the Chinese process flow: First, the game In Chinese, the Skopos Theory is used as a guide and players are placed in the center. The finalization of the game serves the player and it is necessary to understand the characteristics of the service object. The

35、player's age distribution, sex ratio, language style preference, foreign language level, and cultural background knowledge will directly affect the recognition of game Chinese text quality. The interpreter should communicate with the game company or the distribution platform to understand the po

36、sitioning of the game and meet the needs of the potential player groups. Second, game texts are mainly information-based texts. When translating, they must conform to the language habits of Chinese players and should be concise and clear. This dissertation also uses a method based on teleology to an

37、alyze from the perspective of teleology. This paper also innovatively uses the methods of text categories to propose translation strategies from different translation perspectives by classifying different texts. Trainor (2009) introduced game translation from two aspects of game content and text. Mi

38、ng Mingle analyzed the translation process in the game localization process and summarized some features. He believes that the complete translation process should include five steps, namely, estimation and preparation, terminology arrangement, marking, translation and editing and proofreading, three

39、 features, cross-domain teamwork, use of machine-assisted translation tools, and management of terminology databases. When faced with the culture-loaded words in the game, he proposed the following translation strategies: alienation, domestication, compromise, omission and recreation. Zhang (2016) g

40、ame translation as an important medium for domestic players to experience excellent foreign games, the quality of the direct impact on the player's gaming experience. Because of the variety of games and the variety of games, the system of peer-to-peer translation theory can no longer meet the re

41、quirements of game translation. Functional Skopos theory aims at the purpose of communicative translation, and the flexible or partially unfaithfulness in game translation provides a theoretical basis. The game translator should first clarify the role of the original text in the original context, an

42、alyze the aesthetic requirements and acceptance ability of the translation target player, and then use the words that match the game style to smoothly reproduce the meaning of the original text. Xie (2016) discussed that as a non-literary work, the text of the game belongs to the text of information

43、, which aims to convey the information of the original text. The author first discusses from two aspects: words and words of the language features of the game, the translation Skopos theory and the analysis of text type theory, on basis of the language of the game of word, sentence and discourse gra

44、dually in three dimensions. It is pointed out that the translator should adopt a flexible translation strategy to achieve the purpose of communication. From the theory of text type analysis, thetext of the game text is further ana

45、lyzed. According to rice's text type analysis theory, the text is divided into functional text, information function text, calling function text and audio-listening text. Shen (2016) discussed that translation of Chinese classics can admire Domestication and foreignization strategies to translat

46、e under the guidance of Skopos theory. Domestication and foreignization are not exactly antagonistic, they complement each other. Translation should balance the translationstrategy of foreignization and domestication and charging, to show national cu

47、lture characteristics and pay attention to the dual purpose of the target language readers at the same time. Under the guidance of the Skopos theory, the purpose of Chinese traditional culture is to take into accounting the great and profound Chinese traditional culture and the purpose of the target

48、 language readers' cultural environment and reception. Shang (2010) discussed that the name is a very important symbol, and the translation of the name has a great influence on the popularity of a game. This study presents a unique perspective - "zero translation": “zero translation” a

49、ppears in the process of name translation is a strategy for the combine of the two languages, Chinese readers are becoming more and more familiar with English name culture, and their expectations of English names are gradually changing. The strategic purpose of the Chinese translation of conventiona

50、l English names has been relatively outdated. The "zero translation" method has been created to compensate the English names for the use of English names. Nord (2016) discussed that there is no rule in translation, it is a decision-making process, and each decision point contains uncertain

51、ty. From the perspective of Skopos theory, a top-down process can reduce uncertainty at least to some extent. On another level, translators must deal with cultural norms and customs. For this brief process may need to copy some source culture behavior, and habits of other target culture adaptation,

52、the translator can safely assume that most meet the specification of the target language system, but there may be some cases, the source language specification must be replicated, for instance in a linear translation on the purpose of language. At the last two levels, the remaining questions must fi

53、rst be resolved by context, and can be selected based on the translator's personal preference if needed.A Study of Line Translation Zhang (2015) analyzed two different version of translations of Kong Fu Panda 2, put forward that even strategies looks divided and contrary, they are responds

54、of todays tendency, the combine and the use for reference of different strategies is a key to translate successfully. People always want to show their attitudes to the works, but all of them exist reasonably, people cant ignore the aim of translation to judge good or not. The contrast of the two dif

55、ferent versions also prove that only take the ability of acceptance and the need of audience, follow the Skopos theory, strengthen the studying of translation theory and use them flexible, can the translators have an excellent translation. Zhu (2014) discussed that the spread of foreign films and TV

56、 series has brought the heat of subtitle translation. This paper takes English-Chinese translation as an example to introduce the different subtitle translation principles and styles of Skopos theory. Although the principle of purpose plays a decisive role in the translation process, the principle o

57、f loyalty and consistency should be followed in the translation process. In addition, translators tend to use when dealing with different type of movie for a different style of translation, it is determined according to the degree of purpose, on basis of the Skopos theory.Space of the studyThere is

58、very little research on game translation today. As a booming industry, research on game translation has become increasingly necessary. It is not difficult to find that teleology has been applied in translation in many fields, and it is still rare to combine it with the practice of video game transla

59、tion. The vigorous development of the electronic gaming industry and the diversified evaluation criteria of the functional teleology show that the combination of the two is not only feasible but also inevitable.Skopos TheoryThe term Skopos is often used to refer to the purpose of the translation. Th

60、e term Skopos is derived from the Greek term Skopos. In addition to Skopos, Vermeer also uses the terms "aim," "purpose," "intention," and "function." In order to avoid confusion of concepts, Nord proposes to make a basic distinction between intention and func

61、tion: "intent" is defined from the perspective of the sender, and "function" refers to the function of the text, which is the expectations, needs, and known knowledge of the recipient. It is determined jointly with environmental conditions.In Vermeer's teleological framework,

62、 one of the most important factors in deciding the purpose of translation is the audiencethe intended recipients of translation. They have their own culturalbackground knowledge, expectation of translation, and communication needs. Each translation points toa certain audience, so translation is a discourse produced for a certain purpose and target audiencein the context of